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New York Times, Saturday, January 2, 1954

52-Across : Fruit.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 27.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,649
Across
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English novelist. : CARY
5
Language derived from Hindustani. : URDU
9
Consumer. : USER
13
Militarily speaking, a campaign. : OPERATION
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Marshall's prize. : NOBEL
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With 13 Across, a recent historic event. : BIGSWITCH
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Bouquet, as of wine. : AROMA
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A measure, in music. : BAR
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One form of soap. : FLAKES
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Author Paton. : ALAN
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Small cases. : ETUIS
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Binding in friendship. : ALLYING
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Dark rock of a lava flow. : BASALT
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Ancient name for Priam's city. : TROIA
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It flows into the Seine. : OISE
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Avoids by cunning. : ELUDES
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Where Bermuda is: Abbr. : BWI
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French girl's name. : ADELE
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Native Nigerian. : ARO
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Having fields. : ACRED
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Letter. : ZED
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Comfortable slippers. : SCUFFS
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"Oh where, oh where can ___?" : HEBE
46
Guests at coming-out parties. : STAGS
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First word of polite request. : PLEASE
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Part of the facial décor. : EYELASH
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Fruit. : PEARS
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In ___. : TOTO
54
To whom Tennyson wrote "In Memoriam." : HALLAM
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Much-used article. : THE
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Chinese dogs. : CHOWS
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Sir Edmund Hillary's occupation when not mountain-climbing. : BEEKEEPER
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Egyptian god of the sun. : HORUS
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Subjects of the Bill of Rights. : LIBERTIES
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Soaks in liquid. : SOPS
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Danish weights. : ESER
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Wave: French. : ONDE
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Famous outfielder. : COBB
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Samoan capital. : APIA
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Moved backward. : REGRESSED
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Periods of time: Abbr. : YRS
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A public service: French. : UTILITE
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Actress Gam and others. : RITAS
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Waterway between two piers. : DOCK
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Without precedent. : UNHEARDOF
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Girl's name. : UNA
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Queen in Teheran. : SORAYA
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Place name in book title by Carlo Levi. : EBOLI
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Furnish with new workers. : REMAN
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Extremely unpleasant: Colloq. : AWFUL
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Famous name in Oberammergau. : LANG
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Blackthorn. : SLOE
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Chinese weight. : TAEL
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Girl's name. : LISA
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Ruth gleaned in his fields. : BOAZ
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Assistant. : AIDE
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Sections for the lawn. : TURFS
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Adjective for Mr. Peepers. : LAUGHABLE
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Brooch. : BREASTPIN
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Lengths of cloth on looms. : WEBS
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___ fixe. : IDEE
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Girl's name. : ESTA
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It flows into the Loire. : CHER
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Contents of a register. : CASH
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Head of the House in Washington. : SPEAKER
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Delay. : SLOWUP
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More ineffectual. : LAMER
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Engrave. : ETCH
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Nautical shouts. : YOHOS
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Largest of the Kurile Islands. : ETORO
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Freshman at Annapolis. : PLEBE
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Floral neckwear. : LEIS
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Regard. : HEED
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Highland Celtic. : ERSE
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Draft board system. : SSS
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Campaign area of 1944–45. : ETO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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